<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Wifi free.? For the prepcom, summit or both. I have heard from diplomatic sources that wifi was not going to be free...so let's check to make sure it stays that way<BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px">regards,</P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px">Robert</P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px">--</P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px">Robert Guerra <<A href="mailto:rguerra@privaterra.org">rguerra@privaterra.org</A>></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px">Managing Director, Privaterra <<A href="http://www.privaterra.org">http://www.privaterra.org</A>></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"> </P><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On 9-Nov-05, at 9:31 PM, CONGO - Philippe Dam wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName" downloadurl="http://www.microsoft.com"> <DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Bonsoir Bertrand, <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">We are in permanent contact with the WSIS Organizing Committee and with the ITU staff already in <ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Tunis</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE>. I was confirmed this morning that computers were being set at the Civil Society Pavillon (one computer per office, power plugs, internet connexions,…). We requested printers, which might be set up tomorrow. We were ensured that at least 2 copy machines would be installed, maybe three.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Please find attached the plan of the CS Space as we might find it on Sunday. The installation is now quite advanced. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">For your information, we were one more said today by the ITU staff in <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on">Tunis</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE> that WiFi will be FREE (the Tunisian from the organizing committee said “might be free”). <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">An Internet Broadcasting System will be set up in the PrepCom-3 room, so that floor sound and English will be made available on-line (sound only). <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Best regards, <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Philippe<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt"> <HR size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT size="2" face="Tahoma"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">De :</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size="2" face="Tahoma"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> Bertrand de <ST1:PERSONNAME productid="La Chapelle" w:st="on">La Chapelle</ST1:PERSONNAME> [mailto:<ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"><A href="mailto:bdelachapelle@gmail.com">bdelachapelle@gmail.com</A></ST1:PERSONNAME>] <BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight:bold">Envoyé :</SPAN></B> mercredi, 9. novembre 2005 18:24<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight:bold">À :</SPAN></B> CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight:bold">Cc :</SPAN></B> Al Alegre; Georg C. F. Greve; Sean O Siochru; Robert Guerra; Adam Peake; Renata Bloem; <ST1:PERSONNAME productid="bureau wsis" w:st="on">bureau wsis</ST1:PERSONNAME>; Jeanette Hofmann<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight:bold">Objet :</SPAN></B> Re: [CS Bureau] Working Space for Civil Society at the Kram Center</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P> </DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">Dear Alejandra,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">As Adam mentionned, the working group B on follow-up will be in the same situation as the IG caucus, at least during the PrepCom phase where the pace will be intense. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">Normally, the two sub-committees should not be meeting at the same time (given the limited human resources of certain small delegations), but there is a great likelyhood that small drafting groups will be set in the intervals. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">When do you expect to have confirmation of the availability of the facilities for civil society during the PrepCom ?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">The key logistical elements will be :<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">- power cables for laptops (numerous outlets)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">- the printers<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">- the photocopier<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">- wifi access (any final information on whether it will be free or not ?)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">Bertrand<BR> <BR> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN class="gmailquote"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt">On 11/9/05, <B><SPAN style="font-weight:bold">CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza</SPAN></B> <<A href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</A>> wrote:</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> <O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">Dear Al,<BR> <BR> We have proposed the two hours time slot to make the use of offices and<BR> meetings rooms more efficient. Several caucus/WG/Families might need the <BR> office at the same time having one office with one computer can block the<BR> work. Also we need to give the chance to organization/coalitions of NGOs to<BR> use this space.<BR> In addition, knowing that a caucus/WG/Families will use an office at certain <BR> time give us the flexibility once in Tunis to attribute it to another caucus<BR> or organization that will need a working space.<BR> Please think about the time you might need it.<BR> About boards in the office, that is a good idea that we can install giving <BR> the time table with information about who is using the office and Meeting.<BR> <BR> Best regards<BR> <BR> Alejandra Mendoza León<BR> CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat<BR> 11, Avenue de <ST1:PERSONNAME productid="la Paix" w:st="on">la Paix</ST1:PERSONNAME><BR> CH-1202 Geneva<BR> Tel: +41 22 301 1000 <BR> Fax: +41 22 301 2000<BR> <A href="mailto:E-mail:wsis@ngocongo.org">E-mail:wsis@ngocongo.org</A><BR> Website: <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org">www.ngocongo.org</A><BR> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, membership association <BR> that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and<BR> decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is to ensure the<BR> presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and United <BR> Nations agencies on issues of global concern. For more information see our<BR> website at <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org">www.ngocongo.org</A><BR> <BR> <BR> -----Message d'origine-----<BR> De: Al Alegre [mailto:<A href="mailto:alalegre@fma.ph"> alalegre@fma.ph</A>]<BR> Envoyé: mercredi, 9. novembre 2005 14:13<BR> À: CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza; 'Georg C. F. Greve'; 'Sean O Siochru'<BR> Cc: 'Robert Guerra'; 'Adam Peake'; 'Renata Bloem'; 'bureau wsis'; 'Jeanette<BR> Hofmann' <BR> Objet: Re: [CS Bureau] Working Space for Civil Society at the Kram Center<BR> <BR> IN Geneva 2003, I remember the *regional families* were assigned a room (or<BR> was<BR> it 2?)...<BR> So LAC, Africa, ASia Pacific, West Asia, Europe/NA had a common space <BR> /communication center. REgional people looking for their comrades could<BR> float in<BR> and out...<BR> <BR> Makes a bit of sense if there are bulletin boards/cork boards or white<BR> boards/black boards where messages could be posted... <BR> Is it too late to make this request Alejandra?<BR> <BR> Al<BR> <BR> ----- Original Message -----<BR> From: CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza <<A href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</A>><BR> To: 'Georg C. F. Greve' < <A href="mailto:greve@fsfeurope.org">greve@fsfeurope.org</A>>; 'Sean O Siochru'<BR> <<A href="mailto:sean@nexus.ie">sean@nexus.ie</A>><BR> Cc: 'Alan Alegre' <<A href="mailto:alalegre@fma.ph">alalegre@fma.ph</A>>; 'Robert Guerra' <BR> <<A href="mailto:rguerra@lists.privaterra.org">rguerra@lists.privaterra.org</A>>; 'Adam Peake' <<A href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</A>>; 'Renata<BR> Bloem'<BR> <<A href="mailto:rbloem@ngocongo.org"> rbloem@ngocongo.org</A>>; 'bureau wsis' <<A href="mailto:bureau@wsis-cs.org">bureau@wsis-cs.org</A>>; 'Jeanette<BR> Hofmann'<BR> <<A href="mailto:jeanette@wz-berlin.de">jeanette@wz-berlin.de</A>><BR> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:49 PM <BR> Subject: RE: [CS Bureau] Working Space for Civil Society at the Kram Center<BR> <BR> <BR> Dear George,<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> As said in my previous e-mail we will have 7 offices available; so giving an<BR> office to the IG caucus during PrepCom 3 can be done, I can see that every <BR> body agrees. I think your idea of sharing offices within caucuses can be<BR> done. Please let me know and we can see how can we arrange this, but please<BR> make sure your caucus really need this working space at the time request. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Best regards<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Alejandra Mendoza León<BR> <BR> CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat<BR> <BR> 11, Avenue de <ST1:PERSONNAME productid="la Paix" w:st="on">la Paix</ST1:PERSONNAME><BR> <BR> CH-1202 Geneva<BR> <BR> Tel: +41 22 301 1000<BR> <BR> Fax: +41 22 301 2000<BR> <BR> <A href="mailto:E-mail:wsis@ngocongo.org">E-mail:wsis@ngocongo.org</A><BR> <BR> Website: <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org">www.ngocongo.org</A><BR> <BR> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, membership association<BR> that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and <BR> decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is to ensure the<BR> presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and United<BR> Nations agencies on issues of global concern. For more information see our <BR> website at <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org">www.ngocongo.org</A><BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> -----Message d'origine-----<BR> De : Georg C. F. Greve [mailto:<A href="mailto:greve@gnuhh.org">greve@gnuhh.org</A>] De la part de Georg C. F. <BR> Greve<BR> Envoyé : mercredi, 9. novembre 2005 11:02<BR> À : Sean O Siochru<BR> Cc : Alan Alegre; Robert Guerra; Adam Peake; Alejandra Mendoza; Renata<BR> Bloem; <ST1:PERSONNAME productid="bureau wsis" w:st="on">bureau wsis</ST1:PERSONNAME>; Jeanette Hofmann<BR> Objet : Re: [CS Bureau] Working Space for Civil Society at the Kram Center <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> || On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 08:58:26 +0000<BR> <BR> || Sean O Siochru <<A href="mailto:sean@nexus.ie">sean@nexus.ie</A>> wrote:<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> sos> Otherwise, how many offices are there? I think I read 'several' <BR> <BR> sos> . Is this three? Should we leave one that is available for use<BR> <BR> sos> on an ad-hoc basis, no more than an hour at a time, or<BR> <BR> sos> something? A lot of needs that arise just come out of the blue. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> I also discussed this with my PCT WG co-coordinator, Francis Muguet.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Having some kind of office space for the PCT WG and/or the European<BR> <BR> Family would be incredibly helpful. I don't really expect the <BR> <BR> infrastructure to be as good as it was in Geneva -- and that was bad.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Regards,<BR> <BR> Georg<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> --<BR> <BR> Georg C. F. Greve <<A href="mailto:greve@fsfeurope.org"> greve@fsfeurope.org</A>><BR> <BR> Free Software Foundation Europe (<A href="http://fsfeurope.org">http://fsfeurope.org</A>)<BR> <BR> Join the Fellowship and protect your freedom! 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